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Biola Film Festival rebrands as Guerrilla Student Film Festival

The annual event moves to an online format due to COVID-19.

Kayla Santos, Arts & Entertainment Editor • April 23, 2020

This year marks the first year that the Biola Film Festival acts independently from the university, rebranding as the Guerrilla Student Film Festival, named after the Guerrilla Film Society club, which formed on campus in 2001 but is now defunct. Having planned to launch First Glance—an event...

SGA Rundown: Senators vote on Spring Symposium, hear proposals for women’s discussion and scholarships

Senators voted to pass one proposal in part in light of coronavirus concerns.

Sophia Silvester, Staff Writer • March 12, 2020

Vice president Seth Gladysz opened Thursday’s Student Government Association meeting by reading from 1 John, addressing the fear caused by the novel coronavirus over the past couple days. Senators spent several minutes in prayer over the campus. SHED THE SHAME PROPOSAL Off-Campus Commuter senator...

SGA Rundown: SGA considers expanding open hours, reviews student surveys

Senators also voted unanimously to keep the diversity coordinator position.

Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor • February 27, 2020

The meeting began by putting Student Government Association interns in the “hot seat” in order to get to know them better. The interns, freshman political science major Houston Reece and freshman nursing major Ashley Kroeker, answered questions about themselves from members of the senate. Immediately...

Students seek to revive Biola Film Festival

The annual event rebrands after loss of financial support.

Kayla Santos and Micah Kim • February 8, 2020

The School of Cinema and Media Arts has decided not to fund the Biola Film Festival, an annual gala that awards student films for excellence in screening, acting, directing and more. In response, hundreds have joined a petition over the past few days to bring back the annual festival. For the past...

SGA Rundown: honoring a promise

The senate votes on multiple proposals concerning the money being paid to GSPD and SEID.

Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief • December 12, 2019

Senators were bundled up in their pajamas and dined on Chick-fil-A during this week’s meeting to celebrate their last meeting of the semester. Thomas Burgess, vice president of finance, human resources and technology, shared last week that the Student Government Association had committed to pay $16,500...

SGA Rundown: GRITmas proposal, voting and financial caution

Senators were informed of more financial challenges as they heard and voted on proposals.

Maria Weyne, News Editor • November 14, 2019

Senators were cautioned by vice president of finance, human resources and technology Thomas Burgess to be wiser on how they are spending their personal dormitory budgets, as some cuts may be underway. Senators moved into voting and proposals and were informed their contingency will remain the same, currently...

SGA Rundown: diversity matters

The student senate voted on proposals and discussed the importance of diversity.

Lacey Patrick, Editor-in-Chief • November 7, 2019

The Student Government Association piled into the conference room, ready to discuss this week’s proposals. The senate was not only able to discuss the benefits of the Student Congress On Racial Reconciliation Conference (SCORR), but Biola’s Chief Diversity Officer Tamra Malone also presented important...